[Intro]
C Am F G C
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[Verse 1]
C
Someone to play catch with
Am
out in the backyard
F
To pick up the pieces
G
of your first broken heart
C
Someone to say slow down
Am
when you turn sixteen
F
Yeah, I grew up without a dad,
G C
I'm gonna be the best one I can be
[Verse 2]
C
Someone to scare the monsters,
Am
when it's dark in your room
F
Someone to put their foot down
G
when you want a tattoo
C
And not just say I love you,
Am
but show you what it means
F
Yeah, I grew up without a dad,
G C
I'm gonna be the best one I can be
[Chorus]
F
They say dads are supposed to shape you
C
and in a way I guess mine did
Am G
I knew what I wouldn't do if I ever had a kid
F
They say history repeats itself
C B/C Am
Well, I guess that's up to me
F
I grew up without a dad,
G C
I'm gonna be the best one I can be
[Verse 3]
C
Someone to let you fall down
Am
and teach you how to get back up
F
Teach you how to be sweet like mamma
G
and how to be tough
C
Yeah, I'll never be perfect,
Am
but sure as those lines are pink
F
Yeah, I grew up without a dad,
G C
I'm gonna be the best one I can be
[Chorus]
F
They say dads are supposed to shape you
C
and in a way I guess mine did
Am G
I knew what I wouldn't do if I ever had a kid
F
They say history repeats itself
C B/C Am
Well, I guess that's up to me
F
I grew up without a dad,
G C
I'm gonna be the best one I can be
[Instrumental]
F C G Am
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[Bridge]
F
Yeah, I can't change the past,
C B/C Am G
but the past has sure changed me..mmm
F
I grew up without a dad,
G C
I'm gonna be the best one I can be
F
I said I'm gonna be a dad
G C
and I'm gonna be the best one I can be
[Outro]
Am F G C
..The best one I can be..........
Love you, baby girl